Despite having reached the absolute pinnacle of power, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki still possessed her unparalleled healing abilities. To defeat her, if Kanon were to rely entirely on obliterating her alone, it would still take a considerable amount of effort. It would be far more efficient to let Naruto and Sasuke seal her first, and then refine her using Divine Arts.
The Infinite Flower Realm was an invincible methodology capable of altering causality itself. Once the technique was successfully manifested, perhaps every single regret could be mended. That would be the true ocean of flowers.
Both the deceased and the lost threads of fate would manifest anew in the mortal realm, and from then on, the shinobi world would be completely unified. Within the Infinite Flower Realm, which would blanket every dimension and universe, heroes would no longer have to offer pitiful justifications before gravestones, a little six-year-old girl could grow up happy and blessed, people could open their hearts to one another with absolute sincerity, every dream could be realized, and under the stewardship of a supreme ruler, there would never be war again. Every individual would possess a field of flowers belonging to their own heart, and that was the true Infinite Flower Realm.
Therefore, Kanon stood here, putting everything on the line for this battle!
Naruto stood to Kanon's right, and Sasuke stood to her left; the three now stood side by side.
As the oldest among them, Sasuke was the first to speak. He said in a low tone, "Naruto, Kanon, let me make things clear to you. Between Naruto and me, if even one of us dies, this world will end. Only the Six Paths Yang Power in Naruto's hand and the Six Paths Yin Power in mine can seal this thing before us. If we fail, humanity will perish. No matter what, we cannot die!"
He glanced toward the side and added coldly, "During the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Sakura and Kakashi just happened to be next to you, nothing more. Do you get what I mean?"
Naruto gritted his teeth, finally nodding quietly. "I know... I get what you mean. But my body just moves on its own at times like this! Just like that time on the bridge, and just like during the Chūnin Exams!"
Listening to Sasuke's words, Kanon scoffed with undisguised contempt. "Still as self-righteous as ever, Sasuke Uchiha. Even without the two of you, I can defeat her on my own. 'Prioritizing the greater good,' 'knowing when to sacrifice when necessary,' I don't understand any of that nonsense. I only want to achieve the dream that must be fulfilled!"
Standing in the center, Kanon locked her gaze onto Kaguya, her eyes unwavering.
Hearing the trio's exchange, Kakashi and Sakura were filled with emotion. Tears began to well up in the corners of Sakura's eyes; she was incredibly grateful that Naruto had not abandoned her and Kakashi even at a time like this. At this moment, she finally understood why Naruto would never give up on Kanon, no matter what atrocious things Kanon had done, keeping her in a very deep place within his heart.
However, the intense heat of the Lava Dimension gradually scorched the scroll until it snapped. In an instant, Kakashi and Sakura plummeted toward the magma below.
"Dammit!" Naruto swung his hand out, extending a golden hand of chakra to grab them.
But the distant Kaguya seized this exact opening, instantly unleashing her Rabbit Hair Needle. This technique belonged to the Kekkei Mōra, a taijutsu utilized in tandem with the Byakugan's insight into chakra pathways, hardening Kaguya's white hair to rain down like sharp thorns.
The attack shot instantly toward Sasuke, Naruto, and Kanon. But the moment Kanon merely raised her hand, a terrifying repulsive force detonated in front of her. It was Almighty Push.
Yet the current Kanon had already surpassed the Sage of Six Paths by countless magnitudes. The apocalyptic force of this Almighty Push actually shattered Kaguya, the incoming attack, and the entire fabric of the Lava Dimension space behind her.
This terrifying display of raw power left even Sasuke and Naruto completely speechless.
Kakashi swallowed hard. Looking at Kanon's back, he truly had no idea just how powerful she had become.
Meanwhile, back in the shinobi world outside the Amenominaka dimensions.
Madara stood silently in place. He was quietly waiting for the moment Kanon's dream would be fulfilled, having already entrusted all of his hopes and ambitions to her. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of serenity.
The black receivers binding the Reanimated Hashirama suddenly dissolved into dust.
"Madara's black rods are gone... I can finally move," Hashirama said softly. "In that case..."
Further away, Hiruzen was walking through the battlefield. Kanon and the others had completely vanished, leaving behind only the residual traces of their massive chakra.
Minato cast off his Hokage cloak, the Truth-Seeking Balls atop it having already dissipated.
"They're gone... Was Madara defeated?!" Minato gritted his teeth. He understood that the most difficult issue remaining was Kanon. Summoning every ounce of his strength, he forced himself to stand up. He had to return to Naruto's side.
Back inside the collapsing Lava Dimension.
Naruto used a giant chakra hand to catch Kanon by the waist, which was the only reason Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi hadn't fallen into the void.
"Let go of me, Naruto," Kanon pouted in irritation.
"Don't be so stingy, Kanon..."
"You can clearly fly on your own, why are you holding onto me?!" Kanon shouted in dissatisfaction.
"Oh, really?!" Naruto let go of Kanon, and sure enough, she remained floating effortlessly in mid-air.
Kakashi was entirely dumbfounded. It was true that Madara, after obtaining the Six Paths Chakra, could hover in the air, so Naruto could likely do the same. However, judging from Kanon's reaction, she didn't seem to harbor any immediate malice toward the members of Team 7. It looked like they could still communicate reasonably.
Naruto manifested a shadow clone, which flew through the sky holding both Kakashi and Sakura.
"I'll leave Sakura and Kakashi-sensei to you," Naruto said to his clone.
Suddenly, Kaguya emerged from the fractured space. It was Yomotsu Hirasaka. The moment the Almighty Push had shattered the spatial fabric, she had slipped into the dimensional rift.
"Six Paths Chakra... judging by their expressions, it's as if they've received special toys," Kaguya remarked coldly. "However, no matter what kind of chakra it is, it must belong solely to me. Kanon Uchiha, I remember you... I will absolutely claim your eyes and your chakra!"
Her figure blurred as she charged directly toward Naruto, Sasuke, and Kanon.
"Gather your chakra into one!" Naruto warned. "She's coming! Sasuke! Kanon!"
"I know!" Sasuke nodded.
Without warning, Kanon reached out and shoved Naruto's head down.
Just as Naruto was about to snap at her, an Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken screamed right over his head, slamming directly into Kaguya ahead.
Boom!
A deafening roar and a cataclysmic shockwave of energy exploded. Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was actually ground into a pulp of flesh by the Ultra-Big Ball Rasenshuriken.
Both Sasuke and Naruto stood frozen in shock. But Kaguya was someone who had consumed the Chakra Fruit; she was immortal and possessed an absurdly powerful rate of regeneration. In a mere instant, the slurry of flesh reshaped itself back into Kaguya's original form.
But Naruto and Sasuke launched their assault right after.
"Kanon, cover me!" Naruto yelled.
Kanon rolled her eyes at how natural he was making it sound. She thrust both hands forward, and from her sides, dozens of Rasenshuriken erupted, grazing past Naruto's flanks and blasting directly toward Kaguya.
Kaguya was blown backward by the concussive force, which simultaneously sent Naruto and Sasuke flying back in the recoil.
"Kanon, now's your chance!" Naruto roared.
Sure enough, Kanon used the intangibility of her Flower Realm to phase straight through the bodies of the two boys, blitzing forward in a matter of strides with a Rasengan forming in her palm.
A pitch-black tear in space opened directly in front of her. It was another Yomotsu Hirasaka!
In a fraction of a second, Kanon stepped through the portal, driving the Rasengan squarely into Kaguya's abdomen.
"Aaagh!" Kaguya shrieked in agony. The impact felt as though an entire planet was being detonated against her core.
Kaguya was entirely enveloped by the spinning vortex of the Rasengan, her body continuously being ground down. The sheer agony of it was beyond comparison. In less than two seconds, Kaguya was reduced to a bloody mass of flesh once more.
Evidently, this strike had inflicted severe, crushing damage. By the time she managed to tear herself away and regenerate, she was heavily panting for breath.
Meanwhile, the tempest unleashed by their clash sent Naruto and Sasuke hurtling backward. In mid-flight, Sasuke utilized Amenotejikara to swap places with a Truth-Seeking Ball, successfully catching Naruto by the leg.
"Sasuke!" Naruto said in surprise.
"Their battle is too monstrous," Sasuke muttered. "We can't even find an opening to intervene."
On the other side, Obito had also been rescued by Naruto's shadow clone.
Naruto looked at Sasuke and grinned. "I almost forgot, you can use a jutsu that's basically like the Body Flicker. I totally forgot and got worried for nothing."
As he spoke, Naruto moved a Truth-Seeking Ball beneath Sasuke's feet to serve as a platform, allowing Sasuke to hover in the air alongside him.
"We even have these things to stand on. This is all thanks to the power of the Sage of Six Paths... but if we can't seal that woman, receiving this power means absolutely nothing."
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